If I'm stressed, I'll place my hands on my stomach and
do deep belly breathing, or I'll do a body scan until I fall back asleep.
Vocalization encourages a commitment to a long, deep inhale and a long, slow exhale which is supportive
of deep belly breathing and the opening necessary to birth your baby.
I can not overstate the value that slow,
deep belly breathing can have on your mental performance.
The gearshift from a panic attack to a still mind is too dramatic So try
some deep belly breathing instead at such times.
The combination of this intense stretching and
deep belly breathing can provide stillness of the mind.
Often I sit in meditation for 20 minutes after completing these postures to let my body fully relax and continue
the deep belly breathing.
Daily meditation and
deep belly breathing practices can also stimulate the production of the feel good hormone «serotonin'that will leave you feeling lighter, happier and more in control.
I quit the gym when I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and started walking outside and
deep belly breathing.